Base for wall paper



Nov. 1, 1932. L. N. WEBER BASE FOR WALL PAPER Filed March 16. 1931 INVENTOR A TTORNE Y Patented Nov. 1, 1932 UNITED 'sTAras PATENT #OFFICE LESTER u. wanna, or cmtcaeo, nnmors, assrenon T mnnroan nnnnroacnn rarani common, or amnnoao, nssacnusm'rs, a conroaarrou or mssacnusm'rs BASE FOR WALL PAPER a nmmmea Ian]: 16, m1. Serial He. seems.

This invention relates to a covering applied to the inner walls of a building to form abase for wall paper or other decorative Ina-- terial. 7 In certain types of inexpensive houses built in localities having a mild cllmate the 1nterior of such houses are unplastered, and it has been the common practice heretofore to can be adhesivel The present invention therefore eontema over a cloth base in wind cover the sheathing or structure forming the inner walls of the building with a woven fabric so asto form a smooth base to which wall. paper may be secured.

The use of cloth or woven fabric as a base for wall paper is open to the ob ect1on that it will not keep out the wind and moisture,"

' lates a covering for the inner walls of a uilding which is moisture and wind proof and which forms a smooth base for wall paper or other ornamental materials for the walls.

The moisture and wind proof covering or wall paper base'of the present invention is formed" of reenforced waterproof paper. This covering may be directl secured to the sheathing or other inner we 1 structure and constitutes a strong; durable and inexpensive base over which the wall paper or other ornamenting material may be smoothly applied, and since neither moisture nor wind can penetrate through the covering or base the paste used to secure the wall paper to the base will not be afiected by the moisture in the air outside the building, furthermore the infiltration of air throu h the walls of the building will be prevented w A further advantage of the construction of the present invention resides in the fact that when the moisture in the paste used to secure the wall paper to the reenforced paper dries it contracts the reenforced paper so as to pull the paper base tight and causes the wall paper to be supported in a smooth finished condition.

The various features of the resent invention'will be further understoo from the following description when read in connection with .the accompanying drawing illustrating one good practical embodiment thereof.

In the drawing Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the interior of a room; and

Fig. 2 is a face view of a sheet of reenforced water-proof paper having one layer of paper partly. pulled back.

The construction of the present invention may be employed in connection with various buildings where it is desired to give a finished appearance to rooms having unplastered inner walls or ceilings. t The features of thepresentinvention are illustrated in connection with a house or other building having the usual studs 10 to whichthe-outer'sheathing or clapboards 11' are secured,.and to the inner face of the studs 10 is secured the inner wall structure or sheathing formed of the boards 12 or other suitable material.

. It is fr uently desirable toimpart a pleasing finish appearance to the interior of the inexpensive type of building just described without goin to the ex ense of plastering the inner walls 0 the buil ing, but it is not practical to apply wall paper directly to the boards 12 811106 the paper will tend to tear at the cracks between the boards. It has therefore been proposed heretofore to cover the boards 12 with an inexpensive grade of cloth which will form a smooth base for the wall paper.

Houses constructed in the manner just described do not afford a great deal of protec- 1 tion from the temperature out doors due to the infiltration of air through the walls. of

the building, nor do they protect the wall 7 The present invention therefore contemplates a construction in which the innerwall paper from the dampness of the air out doors.

structure is covered with strips of reenforced water-proof paper 13. The strips of paper may be arranged either transversely or verti cally but preferably the latter, and the adj acent edges of the strips .13 are preferably overlapped as shown at 14 and glued together to form a smooth tight joint.

The reenforced paper 13 is conveniently secured to the supporting wall structure 12 by the tacks 15. These tacks preferably have large heads and are placed sufiiciently close together to hold the paper firmly in place.

While various forms of reenforced waterproof paper may be employed in carrying out the present invention, excellent results are secured through the employment of a two-ply reenforced paper having the construction best shown in Fig. 2, and consisting of the two sheets of paper 16 and 17 that are reenforced longitudinally and transversely by the straightened unspun fibres 18 and 19 which are adhesively secured between the sheets of paper with a water-proof adhesive 20 such as black asphaltum.

Due to the strong, tough nature of the reenforced water-proof paper 13 it may be satisfactorily ap lied over comparatively rough sheathing. (gver the paper 13 may be applied ordinary wall paper 21 which may be secured to the paper 13 with standard wall paper paste without the use of sizing or other special preparation.

The water-proof reenforced covering or wall paper base 13 serves to protect the wall paper 21 from wind and moisture and will make the walls air tight so that a house constructed in accordance with the present invention will be much more comfortable to live in than the prior constructions above described.

The paste used in securing the wall paper 21 to the reenforced paper 13 will contract the latter as it dries, this will serve to increase the tension of the paper 13 so that it will support the wall paper in a straight smooth condition. If desired a coating of coloring matter may be a plied direct to the base 13in place of the wa 1 paper or the base may be otherwise ornamented.

While the features of the present invention have been shown and described in connection with the walls of a building it will be apparent that the moisture-proof reenforced paper 13 may be similarly applied to ceilings as a base for wall paper.

What is claimed is 1. In a building having its inner walls formed of sheathing, a moisture and windproof covering for the sheathing, comprising a thin, flexible, multiply fabric formed of two sheets of paper secured together with a waterproof adhesive and reenforced with straightened filaments held between the sheets by the adhesive, means for securing said covermg in a smooth, stretched condition to the face of the sheathing to form a wall paper base, and wall papersecured to the base of reenforced waterproof paper.

2. In a building provided with unplastered inner walls, amoisture and windproof covering for the walls, comprising a thin,

fabric in a smooth, stretched condition to said inner walls to form a base adapted to receive the decorative material forming the finished surface of the wall.

3. In a building provided with unplastered inner walls, a moisture and windproof covering for the walls, comprising a thin, flexible, multiply fabric formed of two sheets of paper secured together with a waterproof adhesive and strengthened with straightened unspun fibres embedded in the adhesive between the sheets, means for securing lengths of said multiply fabric in a smooth, stretched condition to said inner walls to form a wall paper base, and wall paper adhesively secured to the base of reenforced waterproof paper.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification. 4

LESTER N. WEBER. 

